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A street art piece stands during a tour at the ArtRua ‘Street Art’ festival, held in conjunction with the ArtRio international contemporary art fair, on Sept. 13, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro. The fourth edition of the fair expects to attract 50,000 visitors with works from top 99 galleries from Brazil and around the world. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images
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Let’s go to Rio

and check out some murals, aside from the Olympics

Clinton Yates @clintonyates

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    The street art in Brazil is an interesting beast. Long a more character-driven type of style, the nation that’s hosting the Summer Olympics has long been a major player on the scene. So, while you’re watching records being broken in Rio de Janeiro, take some time to look at what people are doing in the streets.

    This video comes to us via Luci Westphal, who makes one-minute videos of all types that feature places around the world. Anyway, make sure to check out the abstract style of Brazil’s scene, which we’ve always been a huge fan of. Some people call it the “New York of South America,” which I think is rather pointless, comparison-wise, but if you want a deeper look into what they do down there, check it out here.

    Clinton Yates is a tastemaker at Andscape. He likes rap, rock, reggae, R&B and remixes — in that order.